one can hate though things that hamas has done and the lives that hamas has taken. and my dream is that the next gandhi will come from palestine or israel and know how to use social media and an iphone. there is no military solution to this. >> that's exactly right. history has shown that strikes like this rally the population around them. there is this belief in israel that you just have to strike so hard at your opponent that they won't dare strike at you again. it just doesn't work that way. and everybody back's israel's right to defend itself. if some group were firing rockets at the united states, we would go after them so it's a question of proportionalty. but it's a question of how do you go after them. >> john: but we know long-term it doesn't help israel. however, does it strength the electability of politicians? >> i don't think it's about this, was netenyahu was in a pretty strong position any way, but it certainly helps. there tends to be a rise in support around whoever the leader of israel is. we have elections coming up very soon. and in any event thi